Prof. Piccard Tests Bathysphere - Diving Off Capri Aka Piccaro (1953)

Waters off Capri, & Navalmeccanica shipyards, Castellammare, Naples, Italy GV. Bathysphere half submerged. LV. & SV. Bathysphere being lowered over dockside. CU. Professor Auguste Piccard looking on. SV. Bathysphere “Tieste“ lowered into water, flying Swiss and Italian flags. SV. Workmen applauding. SV. Observation chamber under hull. SV. Professor Piccard and naval officers watching. SV. Pathe cameras being taken below. SV. Bathysphere. LV. & SV. Men dive from Bathysphere as it prepares to dive for depths up to 300 feet. SV. Men in rubber dinghy. LV. Bathysphere diving. SV. Officer looking over side of ship. LV. Bathysphere coming up. (Lav.) (Orig.“B“) Selected originals exist for this story, please see other paperwork. There is an alternative script for the voiceover included in the paperwork for this item. FILM ID: A VIDEO FROM BRITISH PATHÉ. EXPLORE OUR ONLINE CHANNEL, BRITISH PATHÉ TV. IT’S FULL OF GREAT DOCUMENTARIES, FASCINATING INTERVIEWS, AND CLASSIC MOVIES.